[Gllug] On Linux desktops...

[David Damerell]

On Thursday, 18 Oct 2001, Paul Brazier wrote:
>>Which is sufficient. Text, not graphics, hence not graphical.
>In terms of semiotics isn't text just a special case of graphics?

In terms of computing, you know what the words mean just as well as
everyone else does. Let's not get caught in semantic quibbles.

>I think the big difference is between the 1D commandline and a 2D
>display

That difference is called (when displaying text) the difference
between 'line mode' and 'screen mode'.

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David Damerell <damerell at chiark.greenend.org.uk> flcl?

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